Traditional Thai cuisine loosely falls into four categories: tom (boiled dishes), yam (spicy salads), tam (pounded foods), and kaeng (curries).

Among all Thai dishes, the most famous one for foreigners is Padthai. Basically it is fried rice noodles with your choice of shrimps or chicken, mixed with egg, tofu, vegetables and, the secret ingredient, a sauce based on tamarind and palm sugar.

Pad Thai. It is the national food of Thailand, served as street food and the main dish in restaurants. Pad Thai is a stir-fried rice noodle dish prepared with chicken, shrimp, or tofu. The rice noodles are stir-fried with your choice of protein – be it tofu or meat and eggs.